And the calculation of albums currently circulating polls on the first page that relate to the time period Dylan spent with these women, minus the amount of words found within Moby-Dick, All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Odyssey; each book correlates to a particular muse but I'll leave that open to interpretation.

Those polls seem to be getting out of hand. Now we're ranking people? All inspired great songs and there should be no contest in this.

Also, regarding wormington answer, why do you consider Joan to be "one of the most annoying human beings on the planet"? Are you talking about her message, the way she sings, her behaviour? To me it is a rather inelegant comment, to say the least. But I'd like to know your thoughts.

Also also, we could include many more women who inspired Bob (Hattie Carroll, Echo Helstrom, Brigitte Bardot, Edie Sedgwick, Carolyn Dennis, Alicia Keys).

And the calculation of albums currently circulating polls on the first page that relate to the time period Dylan spent with these women, minus the amount of words found within Moby-Dick, All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Odyssey; each book correlates to a particular muse but I'll leave that open to interpretation.

They correlate, do they? I think I´m beggining to get the hang of this...

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Also, regarding wormington answer, why do you consider Joan to be "one of the most annoying human beings on the planet"? Are you talking about her message, the way she sings, her behaviour? To me it is a rather inelegant comment, to say the least. But I'd like to know your thoughts.

It´s her voice and her behavior. I personally find her extremely annoying, but that´s just me. And you are right, it wasn´t my classiest moment She´s probably a good person. If you ever read this, Mrs. Baez, ignore this insignificant little invertebrate

Sad eyed lady IsisSarawe better talk this overAbandoned loveDown along the covewedding songOn a night like thisSomething there is about youI'll be your baby tonightTo be alone with youIf not for youWhere are you tonight? Love minus zero& every song on Blood on the Tracks

When whoever it was started posted polls every five minutes, I considered doing this one myself, but felt it would have been in poor taste.

It's bad enough reducing Bob's art to some kind of popularity contest, but these are real people (who are still alive).

I realise the grotesque nature of reducing a female into merely an ideal suited for the inspiration of male artists (hence the "#metoo" crack), and then furthermore proceeding to rank them; I thought it was obvious enough that this was all created in jest, but apparently not. Regardless, it is obviously true of Dylan and most artists that their output is influenced by and directly correlated to the inspiration derived from their muse, and in hindsight (now sober), it is surely not too offensive nor lacking worth to discuss Dylan's obvious passion for the feminine spirit and its influence on his work. Besides, who boxes women into mythic, romantic ideals more so than Dylan? Have you listened to 'Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands' or 'Sara'?

The gravity of a muse's influence can be seen in the life and work Dante: the poet's unrequited love for Beatrice Portinari was the principal source of inspiration for The New Life, and she featured as one of his guides in the Divine Comedy. They met only twice in real life, on occasions separated by nine years, but the poet was so affected by the meetings that he carried his love for her throughout his entire life.

On a side note, without trying to over-psychoanalyse, when Dylan lost Sara he found his inspiration in Christ.

Also, regarding wormington answer, why do you consider Joan to be "one of the most annoying human beings on the planet"? Are you talking about her message, the way she sings, her behaviour? To me it is a rather inelegant comment, to say the least. But I'd like to know your thoughts.

It´s her voice and her behavior. I personally find her extremely annoying, but that´s just me. And you are right, it wasn´t my classiest moment She´s probably a good person. If you ever read this, Mrs. Baez, ignore this insignificant little invertebrate

wormington, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who finds Baez annoying. I see arrogance, ego & a cloying quality. It's her stage persona, as I don't know her.

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Sara, because in addition to the many songs she inspired, the obvious beauty in the photos, there is the fact that he wrote love songs about her after they had (four) children together. Parenting doesn't often bring folks to appreciate their spouses.

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